Tattoo ideas

49,007 photos and flash · 24% Fine line, 17% Lettering · Forearm most common

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Colour realism tattoo on the back of a hand showing a pale pink rose, a gold ornate key and blue beaded chain with red gems.
Realistic rose and key on the hand
Small fine line tattoo of a tan cartoon bear with a tiny red butterfly on the inside of a wrist.
Small cartoon bear and butterfly on a wrist
Man in a waistcoat and dark jeans holding a navy duffel bag, with a dark tattoo on his forearm and a butterfly tattoo on the back of his hand.
Tattooed forearm and hand with boots and duffel
A grid of sixteen black and grey butterfly line drawings and silhouettes on a white background, shown as tattoo design options with no body placement.
Grid of sixteen butterfly designs
Botanical tattoo of a tied bouquet of lavender and a poppy with a soft pink wash, shown on the upper arm.
Lavender and poppy bouquet on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three arrows wrapping around the forearm as a band, with cursive lettering partly visible above.
Arrow band around a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a black dagger piercing a red rose with green leaves, on a forearm.
Dagger and rose on a forearm
Realism colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a man in a brown coat beside a blue police box, a Dalek and a Cyberman in a swirling blue vortex.
Sci-fi scene with police box and robots on upper arm
Colour cartoon tattoo of a wide-eyed pink dog beside a black silhouette of a flexing figure, on the outer thigh.
Cartoon dog and shadow figure on thigh
Solid black tribal tattoo on the lower back of a person lying on a white bed, above low-rise denim jeans.
Black tribal tattoo on lower back
Traditional style flash design of a black kraken with yellow eyes wrapping around a sailing ship, with a red sun and banners reading Kraken's Revenge on a starred cream background.
Kraken's Revenge sailing ship design
Colour tattoo of two sunflowers with pink blossoms and green stems in a traditional botanical style, on the outer thigh of a person wearing a floral skirt.
Sunflowers and pink blossoms on the thigh
Three side-by-side photographs of a colour tattoo of a tiger face with cream circles on a person's leg.
Orange tiger tattoo on a leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of palm trees above a beach and waves on an upper arm and shoulder, with blue script lettering above, shown from three angles.
Palm trees and beach on upper arm
Small Japanese style maneki-neko lucky cat tattoo on the ankle, with a red collar, pink ears and black outlines.
Maneki-neko lucky cat on an ankle
Black ink flash sheet with six traditional-style designs: a crescent moon with clouds, a rose with a banner, a dagger with a banner, a silhouette and skull, a sun with a banner, and a heart inside a
Six black ink flash designs on a sheet
Black script Greek lettering reading χάρις tattooed on the wrist and forearm, with a blurred green background.
Greek word in script on the wrist
Cross-stitch on linen of a traditional style tattoo design with two swallows, a lotus, a red heart and the word LOVE on a banner.
Swallows, heart and LOVE banner
Colour tattoo of the green cartoon dinosaur Reptar with an open mouth and orange eye, on the forearm of a person wearing khaki shorts.
Reptar cartoon dinosaur on forearm
Black ink flash drawing of an ornate lotus mandala with scrolling leaves, dotwork shading and hanging drops, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Ornate lotus mandala design with dotwork sphere
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sleeping baby elephant with large ears on the outer thigh, shown on skin against white towels.
Sleeping baby elephant on a thigh
Traditional style colour tattoo of a moka pot with a red flower and a red scroll reading DEATH BEFORE DECAF, on a lower leg.
Moka pot and 'Death before decaf' scroll
Black and grey tattoo of a scaled fish smoking a cigarette and riding a bicycle, with dotwork shading, on the lower leg.
Fish riding a bicycle and smoking
Small black infinity symbol tattoo on the side of a finger, in a fine line style, against a pale curtain.
Infinity symbol on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of feathers and a rose on an upper arm and forearm, with Roman numerals X II MCMXLIX in a line on the forearm.
Feather wing and rose on an arm
Fine line black tattoo of a stack of books with the word Escape in script beside it, on the ankle.
Escape lettering and stacked books on the ankle
Black outline tattoo of an animal-like shape across the top of a bare foot on sand, with the sea behind.
Black outline tattoo on a foot at the beach
Black knotwork tattoo of two interlaced animals with spiral details across the upper back, with a black triangular design on the shoulder.
Interlaced beast knotwork on a back
Black and grey paisley and lace-style tattoos cover both forearms, which are pressed together in front of a white shirt, with the tattoos running from the wrists towards the elbows.
Paisley forearm tattoos with rolled white sleeves
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch, gears and smoke with a banner reading Tempus Vincit Omnia, on the inner forearm.
Pocket watch and gears on a forearm
Close-up of a red Mickey Mouse ice lolly tattoo in colour on a thigh, surrounded by an anchor, a castle outline and a cartoon figure.
Mickey Mouse ice lolly on a thigh
Black and grey shaded swallow in flight tattooed on the upper chest.
Black and grey swallow in flight
Two hands held together, with a small red king of hearts tattoo on one finger and a red queen of hearts tattoo on another, with grey script tattoos on the back of the other hand.
King and queen card tattoos on fingers
Watercolour-style tattoo of a blue bird perched on a branch, with orange and red washes and paint drips, on a lower leg.
Watercolour-style bird on a branch on a calf
Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a roaring tiger, a coiled snake, flowers and wave motifs, in black and grey shading.
Tiger and snake back piece
Colour traditional-style tattoo of Mickey Mouse seated with both hands on his cheeks, shown on freckled skin.
Mickey Mouse tattoo on skin
Black fine line script reading Redeemed on the inner forearm near the wrist, with the palm of the hand open above it.
Redeemed script on an inner wrist
Black linework mandala tattoo with dotwork petals and soft shading on a shoulder, with small hanging ornaments below the flower.
Mandala flower tattoo on a shoulder
Black lettering in an infinity loop reading live the life you love, shown as a design, as temporary transfers on grass, and as a small fine script tattoo on a woman's upper back.
Infinity loop lettering reading live the life you love
Black blackwork tattoo of lace-like mesh and floral scrollwork across the upper arm and shoulder of a person wearing a dark top.
Black lace and floral scrollwork on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of angular letterforms and chevron shapes on the inner upper arm.
Angular letterforms on the upper arm
Black and grey realistic cherry blossom tattoo with leaves and branches covering a woman's shoulder and upper back.
Cherry blossom tattoo across a shoulder
Colour realism tattoo on a calf showing three film-style characters above a crystal ball and the words Harry Potter.
Harry Potter portrait tattoo on a calf
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of pink peonies with green leaves and black and grey waves on a leg, with a grey lotus on the ankle.
Japanese peony and wave leg sleeve
Black and grey feather tattoo on a person's forearm near the wrist, while the hand grips a seat belt.
Feather tattoo on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a heart formed from fingerprint ridges, on the side of a person's upper thigh.
Fingerprint heart on the side of a thigh
Realism-style tattoo of a pink and dark grey moon on the upper chest, below a thin necklace, on a person wearing a white shirt.
Pink moon tattoo on the chest
Colour realism tattoo of a green and yellow hummingbird with grey wings in flight on the side of a woman's neck, over a teal wash.
Hummingbird tattoo on the side of the neck

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